The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-08-25

-Estsiiine. 2. T.. feels proud Be.
cause the running expenses Of the
town were only forty-eight dollars last
: year
"A Texas farmer says that three
good bulldogs roaming the yard at
; night viii do more 70 keep a man hon
est than al the talking in the world
"A Connecticut family were mnch
frightened the ether night by horse
which got into the house while they
were asleep. Rather a tangible ease Of
nightmare.
Sudden changes in atmospheric
pressure at Berlin seem to have been
connected with the Sonora earthquake.
IL will be remembered that the Kraka-
toa eruption produced an air-WaVe that
passed several times around the earth.
-ArkansasD Traucler.
When split open. says an ex-
change. the cactus is far better than
any filter for clearing and settling
water. A single blade will make
twenty gallons Of Mississippi water as
clear as crystal. and will leave no IN
pleasant taste As a reminder Of its use.
"A German doctor regards cycling
as healthy, stimulating eNerrise. lie
finds in il nothing but 10 commend. Il
not only strengthens the muscles Of the
whole body. hut develops the chest.
favors deep breathing and discipIines
an individual in the art Of balancing
himself
-Alasl the humble bee has = spark
Of innate depravity and seeks intOxica-
tiOn in the honey cup Of the deep pur-
pie columbine. A sip from this flower
makes the bee dizzy drunk but no
sooner does he recover than he goes for
it again like an old toper.-FoOte's
Heaith Monthly.
DIR. Berrillon. hypnotic specialist,
has recently restored a young lady Of
twenty, who. six months since. was de-
prived Of her voice. Electricity was
first tried without success. After hay
ing been put under mesmeric influence
three times her difficulty was removed.
Hypnotism ought TO be called mesmer-
ism.
About fifteen years Is the estimated
average life of an American locOmo-
tive It's generally admitted that rail-
way trains in England are driven at a
faster rate Of speed than in the United
States-say about twenty per cent in
excess Of the latter. There are express
trains. however. between some Of our
principal cities that compare favorably
with those in England.
-Four MeXicans. three with knives
and one with a revolver. attacked |
James Taylor near Colorado. Texas.
He was unarmed. but in the scufIie that |
followed he got possession Of the six |
shooter and killed three Of his would |
be murlerers "hand-running As the
fourth started 10 run he sprang to his |
wagon, secured his Winchester and |
shot the last Of his ASSISTANTS through |
and through at a distance Of one hun
dred and fifty yards
The national banking system was
invented for an emergency. and for the
purpose for which it was invented. it is
perfection itself. Human ingenuity
could 20 no further. Ii was established /
for the purpose Of enhancing the val
ne Of government bonds. and il was
successful; but the national debt will.
in the course IF n few wears, De-
liquidated. and then the national bank
ing system will expire by Imitation
Atidnta Constitution.
The Boston Bmiget tells this story
of Boston school ON exhibition
day." The teacher gave out the word
hazardous" for a boy Ia spell. aud to
her great surprise he promptly Spelled
il 'hazarlleSs." Thinking that the
definition might jog his memory in NJ
gard "a the photographed blunder Of
which he wis guilty. she asked him Ia
give the meaning. whcreupnn her a.
Constituent WAS intensified with Tie ~
phys -iiA-fs-sn.tiu ltazstrSl. 49,,
"A New York professional boot
black says: Now yon see [ employ a
dozen boys. and they are always busy.
To what de- | attribute my succcss2
manners and a good shine
When it WAS found that courtesy
WAS the rule in my place my business
increased. | pay my sinners, who are
worthy cOlorcd men and boys, one
dollar a day. Many. however. who
make themselves agreeable to custom
ers. and do good work. often earn
nearly double the sum. The work per
formed is pleasant"
"A merrurial Thermometer held in
the suns rays. and not in contact with
any other body. will show but little
rise in temperature. the radiant heat
being reflected from the bright sur
face of the mercury. like light from a
mifror. But. if the bulb be coated
with lampblack or some absorbent Of
heat. n rise in'temperature will be in
dicated at once So the heat rays from
the sun may be passed through a lens
Of ice. and concentrated 30 a sufficient
degree "a ignite cOmbustibles placed
AT the focus. without melting the ice Of
which the lens is formed. Boston,
Budget.
"A correspondent says: The seen
cry of the Straits of Magellan and
Smiths Sound is magnificent Vegeta-
ton grows from the waters edge. ter
race above terrace. their straight lines
ever and anon broken by some beauti-
fIl inlet into which an enormous gla-
cier stretches, and the background
composed Of purple. then snOwclad
which throw Swiss Alps and
Spanish Pyrenees into insigniiieance.
On 4 summer day such views keep the
traveller on deck from dawn till even
ing. every turn and twist Of the straits
new panoramic effects %
the artistic eye as the steamer threads
its way through intricate channels be-
yOnd soundings In some places. miles
In breadth one moment 50 narrOa
another that the trees almost touch the
yards Of the vessel on either side"
An Agreeable Change.
A housewife on Antoine street had
cleared of the breakfast table the 9TH
er morning. and Just as she gave her
pan Of dish-water a heave into tho